Security Bolstered After Pro-Palestinian Protestors Scaled Parliament

As parliamentary sessions began on August 12, Senate President Sue Lines issued assurances that short-term measures were in place to enhance security around Parliament. The upping of the security detail comes after four pro-Palestinian protesters managed to scale the building on the final sitting day before the winter break. She declined to provide details about the measures saying that “long-term and more permanent options are currently being explored.” On July 4, pro-Palestine protesters climbed the roof of Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra. They unfurled several banners, including one reading, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” The protesters spent about an hour and a half atop the building....